The storm culminated in one matchless effort that seemed likely to tear the island to pieces, burn it up, drown it to the tree-tops, blow it away, and deafen every creature in it, all at one and the same moment.

• 最后的这一阵暴风雨更是威力无比，似乎要在片刻之间，把这个小岛撕成碎片，烧成灰烬，淹没树顶，再把它吹个无影无踪，要把岛上的生灵都震昏震聋。